Sacred Violence: African Christians and Sectarian Hatred in the Age of Augustine. By Brent D. Shaw
Brent D. Shaw opens this colossal work with the promise that ‘This is not a nice book’. It is, however, a very impressive piece of scholarship, not least because of its sheer size and scope. Although geographically confined to the region of North Africa, and chronologically tied to the life and time...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 743-745 |
| Review of: | Sacred violence (Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011) (Hartney, Aideen)
Sacred violence (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011) (Hartney, Aideen) Sacred violence (Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011) (Hartney, Aideen) |
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| Summary: | Brent D. Shaw opens this colossal work with the promise that ‘This is not a nice book’. It is, however, a very impressive piece of scholarship, not least because of its sheer size and scope. Although geographically confined to the region of North Africa, and chronologically tied to the life and times of St Augustine, it is a lengthy and most detailed exposition of a variety of violent episodes and rhetoric inspired by the advance of Christianity within this society., Ranging from discussions of sectarian violence to martyrdom, to mob violence, to gang warfare, to acts of suicide, the work covers every type of violent act that was associated with Christianity during the period in question. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flt091 |